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Caroline Cournoyer

Senior Web Editor

Caroline Cournoyer -- Senior Web Editor. Caroline covered federal policy and politics for CongressNow, the former legislative wire service for Roll Call, has written for Education Week's Teacher Magazine, and learned the ins and outs of state and local government while working as an assistant editor at WTOP Radio.

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U.S. Supreme Court: Police Must Have Warrants for Blood Tests in DUI Cases
More than 30 other states and the Obama administration had joined Missouri in asking justices to give officers almost complete discretion in drawing blood samples without a warrant.
April 18, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Boston, a 'Medical Mecca,' is Well-Equipped for Mass Trauma
The medical prowess on display in Boston would not necessarily be duplicated if the bombings after the marathon occurred in another U.S. city.
April 18, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Texas Plant Blast Kills At Least 15, Injures 160
Authorities say there's no indication the blast was anything other than an industrial accident, but they'll be investigating.
April 18, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Gov. Christie Makes Time Magazine's Most Influential List
This year marks the second time the New Jersey governor made Time’s list of the world’s most influential people.
April 18, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Every Gun-Control Proposal Dies in U.S. Senate
President Obama’s ambitious effort to overhaul the nation’s gun laws in response to December’s school massacre in Connecticut suffered a resounding defeat Wednesday, when every major proposal he championed fell apart on the Senate floor.
April 18, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Kansas Enacts Law to Drug Test Welfare Recipients
One of dozens of legislatures considering such bills this year, Kansas has joined the few states that require some recipients of public aid to take drug tests. Florida's law, meanwhile, has been halted by the court.
April 17, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Alaskans May Vote on Marijuana Legalization
Pot backers took the first step toward getting the measure on the August 2014 primary ballot, presenting draft language and 100 signatures to the Alaska lieutenant governor's office.
April 17, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Nevada Buses Mentally Ill Patients to Cities Around Country
Nevada's approach to dispatching mentally ill patients has come under scrutiny since one of their clients turned up suicidal and confused at a Sacramento homeless services complex.
April 17, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Internet Makes Illegal Gun Sales Easier
With no requirements for background checks on most private transactions, sites selling guns function as unregulated bazaars, where the essential anonymity of the Internet allows unlicensed sellers to advertise and people legally barred from gun ownership to buy.
April 17, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Teachers Sue Florida over New Evaluation System
The lawsuit — backed by local teachers unions and their parent organization, the National Education Association — marks the first time teachers have brought a legal challenge to new evaluation systems that base compensation and job security on student scores.
April 17, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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